Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Lichens and Air Quality in the Lye Brook Wilderness Area: Lichen chemistry analysis VT

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Metadata Provider

  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    Collect lichens for a lichen species list; collect lichens for elemental analysis; study the health and distributions of species most sensitive to air pollution; and assess the effects of air quality on lichens.

People

  • Clifford Wetmore: Principal Investigator

Geographic Coverage

  • Coordinates
    • -73.09523333, 43.05613333
    • -72.9875, 43.05613333
    • -72.9875, 43.15736667
    • -73.09523333, 43.15736667
    • -73.09523333, 43.05613333

Data Table

  • Title: Lichen chemistry analysis VT
  • Start Date: 1993-07-01
  • End Date: 3119-12-03
  • Description: Chemistry analysis of lichen in 1993.

  • Purpose: Examine chemical components in lichens in order to detect potential accumulations of air borne toxins

  • Condensed Title: Z0051_LichenTable1ChemAnalysis_Forimport

  • Object Name: VMC.51.2141

  • Data Type: mySQL
  • Citation: Clifford Wetmore. 1993. Lichen Chemistry Analysis VT. University of Minnesota. FEMC. Can be found at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/lichens-air-quality-lye-brook-wilderness/dataset/lichen-chemistry-analysis/overview

  • Online Distribution: https://vmc.w3.uvm.edu/vmcdevel/data/archive/project/lichens-air-quality-lye-brook-wilderness/dataset/lichen-chemistry-analysis

Attribute List

    Attribute Name: Al
    • Label: Al
    • Description: Dry weight of aluminum found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: B
    • Label: B
    • Description: Dry weight of boron found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Ca
    • Label: Ca
    • Description: Dry weight of calcium found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Cd
    • Label: Cd
    • Description: Dry weight of cadmium found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Cr
    • Label: Cr
    • Description: Dry weight of chromium found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Cu
    • Label: Cu
    • Description: Dry weight of copper found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Fe
    • Label: Fe
    • Description: Dry weight of iron found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Genus
    • Label: Genus
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: K
    • Label: K
    • Description: Dry weight of potassium found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: loc1
    • Label: loc1
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: loc2
    • Label: loc2
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Location
    • Label: Location
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Mg
    • Label: Mg
    • Description: Dry weight of magnesium found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Mn
    • Label: Mn
    • Description: Dry weight of manganese found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Na
    • Label: Na
    • Description: Dry weight of sodium found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Ni
    • Label: Ni
    • Description: Dry weight of nickel found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: P
    • Label: P
    • Description: Dry weight of phosphorus found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: int
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: Pb
    • Label: Pb
    • Description: Dry weight of lead found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: S
    • Label: S
    • Description: Dry weight of sulfur found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio
    Attribute Name: species
    • Label: species
    • Storage Type: text
    • Measurment Type: nominal
    Attribute Name: Zn
    • Label: Zn
    • Description: Dry weight of zinc found in lichen samples, in parts per million (ppm) of thallus dry weight
    • Storage Type: decimal
    • Measurment Type: ratio

Methods

  • Past Methods (no longer in use)
    • Survey and collection locations
      • Started: 1993-07-15
        Ended: 1993-08-31
      • Method Description: Eighteen locations, about 2 acres in size each, were used for the species survey and collections for chemical analysis. Locations represented the wilderness geographically and vegetationally. Undisturbed and disturbed habitats were sampled.

    • Health conditions of lichen
      • Started: 1993-07-15
        Ended: 1993-08-31
      • Method Description: Voucher specimens were collected for all species found. General health of lichens was recorded by looking for damaged or dying lichens on all trees where collections were made (at least 100 trees).

    • Lichen collection
      • Started: 1993-07-30
        Ended: 1993-08-09
      • Method Description: Lichens were collected in spunbound olefin bags at four localities for laboratory analysis: north of Little Mud Pond, hill west of Lye Brook, west side of Bourn Pond and north of Kelly Stand Road. Species collected were: Cladinia rangiferina; Evernia mesomorpha; Hypogyminia physodes; and Parmelia sulcata. Ten to twenty grams of each species was collected at each locality.

    • Chemical analysis
      • Started: 1993-07-30
        Ended: 1993-08-09
      • Method Description: Chemical analysis measurements included: sulfur, Ca, Mg, Na, K, P, Fe, Mn, Al, Cu, Zn, Cd, Cr, Ni, Pb, and B.

Sampling Equipment

  • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

Site Characteristics

  • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset